Umpires

Top of the 1st

Erick Aybar grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Maicer Izturis due up.

Out

Maicer Izturis grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Bobby Abreu due up.

Single

Bobby Abreu singled to left. Runner on first with two outs and Torii Hunter due up.

Stolen-base

Bobby Abreu stole second. Runner on second with two outs and Torii Hunter at the plate.

Out

Torii Hunter struck out looking to end the inning.

Bottom of the 1st

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Out

Scott Podsednik flied out to left. None on with one out and Jason Kendall due up.

Double

Jason Kendall doubled to left. Runner on second with one out and David DeJesus due up.

Single

David DeJesus singled to right. Runners on first and third with one out and Billy Butler due up.

Out

Billy Butler grounded into a fielder's choice, short to second, scored Jason Kendall. Runner on first with two outs and Jose Guillen due up.

Out

Jose Guillen flied out to center to end the inning.

Top of the 2nd

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Play

Double

Hideki Matsui doubled to right. Runner on second with none out and Juan Rivera due up.

Single

Juan Rivera singled to left. Runners on first and third with none out and Mike Napoli due up.

Out

Mike Napoli grounded out, third to first, scored Hideki Matsui. Runner on second with one out and Howie Kendrick due up.

Single

Howie Kendrick single to right scored Juan Rivera. Runner on first with one out and Robb Quinlan due up.

Out

Robb Quinlan struck out swinging. Runner on first with two outs and Erick Aybar due up.

Out

Erick Aybar struck out swinging to end the inning.

Bottom of the 2nd

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Play

Out

Alberto Callaspo grounded out to first. None on with one out and Mitch Maier due up.

Out

Mitch Maier struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Yuniesky Betancourt due up.

Single

Yuniesky Betancourt singled to left. Runner on first with two outs and Chris Getz due up.

Double

Chris Getz doubled to center. Runners on second and third with two outs and Scott Podsednik due up.

Out

Scott Podsednik grounded out to first to end the inning.

Top of the 3rd

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Play

Out

Maicer Izturis grounded out second to pitcher. None on with one out and Bobby Abreu due up.

Out

Bobby Abreu flied out to center. None on with two outs and Torii Hunter due up.

Out

Torii Hunter lined out to third to end the inning.

Bottom of the 3rd

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Play

Out

Jason Kendall grounded out short to first. None on with one out and David DeJesus due up.

Out

David DeJesus grounded out to first. None on with two outs and Billy Butler due up.

Out

Billy Butler popped out to short to end the inning.

Top of the 4th

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Play

Out

Hideki Matsui flied out to left. None on with one out and Juan Rivera due up.

Out

Juan Rivera grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Mike Napoli due up.

Out

Mike Napoli grounded out short to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the 4th

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Play

Out

Jose Guillen grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Alberto Callaspo due up.

Single

Alberto Callaspo singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Mitch Maier due up.

Out

Mitch Maier lined into a double play, second to first to end the inning.

Top of the 5th

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Play

Walk

Howie Kendrick walked. Runner on first with none out and Robb Quinlan due up.

Out

Robb Quinlan grounded into a fielder's choice, short to second. Runner on first with one out and Erick Aybar due up.

Out

Erick Aybar grounded into a double play, second to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the 5th

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Play

Triple

Yuniesky Betancourt tripled to left. Runner on third with none out and Chris Getz due up.

Single

Chris Getz single to center scored Yuniesky Betancourt. Runner on first with none out and Scott Podsednik due up.

Single

Scott Podsednik singled to center. Runners on first and second with none out and Jason Kendall due up.

Out

Jason Kendall popped out to second. Runners on first and second and with one out and David DeJesus due up.

Triple

David DeJesus tripled to center scored Chris Getz and Scott Podsednik. Runner on third with one out and Billy Butler due up.

Out

Billy Butler sacrifice fly out to center scored David DeJesus. None on with two outs and Jose Guillen due up.

Out

Jose Guillen flied out to right to end the inning.

Top of the 6th

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Play

Home-run

Maicer Izturis lead-off Home Run (2) to right. Bobby Abreu due up.

Out

Bobby Abreu grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Torii Hunter due up.

Single

Torii Hunter singled to right. Runner on first with one out and Hideki Matsui due up.

Double

Hideki Matsui doubled to right. Runners on second and third with one out and Juan Rivera due up.

Substitution

Robinson Tejeda enters the game for the Royals with runners on second and third and one out.

Out

Juan Rivera flied out to center. Runners on second and third with two outs and Mike Napoli due up.

Out

Mike Napoli struck out looking to end the inning.

Bottom of the 6th

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Play

Out

Alberto Callaspo flied out to right. None on with one out and Mitch Maier due up.

Out

Mitch Maier grounded out to first. None on with two outs and Yuniesky Betancourt due up.

Out

Yuniesky Betancourt grounded out short to first to end the inning.

Top of the 7th

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Play

Out

Howie Kendrick struck out looking. None on with one out and Robb Quinlan due up.

Out

Robb Quinlan grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and Erick Aybar due up.

Out

Erick Aybar popped out to second to end the inning.

Bottom of the 7th

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Play

Out

Chris Getz grounded out pitcher to first. None on with one out and Scott Podsednik due up.

Out

Scott Podsednik flied out to center. None on with two outs and Jason Kendall due up.

Out

Jason Kendall grounded out short to first to end the inning.

Top of the 8th

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Play

Substitution

Blake Wood starts the inning for the Royals.

Out

Maicer Izturis flied out to left. None on with one out and Bobby Abreu due up.

Out

Bobby Abreu grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Torii Hunter due up.

Out

Torii Hunter struck out swinging to end the inning.

Bottom of the 8th

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Play

Out

David DeJesus flied out to left. None on with one out and Billy Butler due up.

Out

Billy Butler grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and Jose Guillen due up.

Home-run

Jose Guillen two-out, solo Home Run (12) to left center. Alberto Callaspo due up.

Out

Alberto Callaspo struck out looking to end the inning.

Top of the 9th

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Play

Substitution

Joakim Soria starts the inning for the Royals.

Out

Hideki Matsui grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Juan Rivera due up.

Out

Juan Rivera struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Mike Napoli due up.

Recap: Kansas City vs. LA Angels

Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Billy Butler and David DeJesus each drove in two runs, as the Kansas City Royals used a four-run fifth inning to take down the Angels, 6-3, in the second test of a four-game series at Kauffman Stadium.

Jose Guillen hit a solo homer for the Royals, who lost 7-1 in the opener of this series on Monday. Chris Getz had two hits, knocked in a run, and scored a run for the victors.

Brian Bannister (5-3) went 5 1/3 innings in the start, allowing three runs on seven hits to win his fourth straight start. Joakim Soria recorded his 13th save of the year.

"I fully support his decision in the sixth to take me out," Bannister said of Kansas City manager Ned Yost. "That was the highest leverage situation in the game, the most important situation in the game. He brought in a high strikeout guy. That was the reason I think we won the game."

Maicer Izturis belted a solo homer for the Angels, who have still won 10 of their last 12 recent matchups with Kansas City. Mike Napoli and Howie Kendrick each drove in a run in defeat.

Joel Pineiro (3-6) gave up six runs on 10 hits in an eight-inning start.

"I started getting on top of my sinker," Pineiro said. "If I start getting on top of the ball, the ball is going to have movement down instead of side to side. The first couple hitters the ball was moving side to side. (Mike) Napoli said to get on top of it and from there I was fine. I just got hurt on my couple off-speed pitches."

The Royals got on the board with a run in the first. Jason Kendall doubled and DeJesus singled to put men on the corners with one out. Butler then grounded into a fielder's choice to plate a run.

The Angels responded with two runs in the second to take the lead. Hideki Matsui doubled and Juan Rivera singled to begin the inning. Napoli grounded out to plate a run, while Kendrick hit an RBI single.

Yuniesky Betancourt started Kansas City's four-run fifth with a triple. Getz followed with an RBI base hit to center. A Scott Podsednik single was followed by a Kendall pop out. DeJesus hit a two-run triple to center before Butler drove him in with a sacrifice fly.

Izturis cut the gap to two, 5-3, with a solo homer to right in the sixth. Guillen, though, hit a solo homer of his own in the eighth to make it a three- run contest again. Soria ended the game with a scoreless ninth.